- Volvo Open 70
The Volvo Open 70 (sometimes referred to as a Volvo Ocean 70) is the current class of racing yachts designed for the Volvo Ocean Race. It was first used in the 2005-2006 race (replacing the Volvo Ocean 60 yachts which were first used in 1993) and use a Canting keel which is capable of canting transversely up to an angle of 40 degrees. According to the VO70 rule, the yachts can be made from glass fibres, aramid fibres, or carbon fibres (which were not allowed for the VO60’s).
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Members' blogs
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James Boyd
16/03/2012 - 08:22
The Volvo Ocean Race resumes with the Auckland In-Port on Saturday and the start of leg five into the Southern
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Amory Ross
11/03/2012 - 08:13
Location: 30 miles NW of Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Boat speed: 12.5 knots
Wind speed: 17.2 knots
Heading: 140-degrees -
Amory Ross
09/03/2012 - 09:50
I don’t know how I managed to fall asleep last night with all the crashing—each wave sent me further down the
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Amory Ross
08/03/2012 - 18:32
Location: 320 miles W of Norfolk Island
Boat speed: 10.9 kts
Wind speed: 9.4 kts
Heading: 169deg
Sails: -
Amory Ross
07/03/2012 - 16:57
LOCATION: 250 miles W of the Isle of Pines
BOATSPEED: 16.6 KTS
WINDSPEED: 13.7 KTS
HEADING: 164-degrees
- Ian Walker ADOR 06/03/2012 - 16:22
I couldn’t bring myself to write a blog for the last two days for two reasons. Firstly we were having a
- Amory Ross 06/03/2012 - 10:49
Location: 100 miles W of New Caladonia
Boat speed: 14.6
Windspeed: 14
Heading: 181-degrees
Sails: Big jib,- Amory Ross 05/03/2012 - 07:35
LOCATION: 100 miles E of Guadalcanal
BOATSPEED: 10.7
WINDSPEED: 9.3
HEADING: 170-degrees
SAILS: Code-0, staysail, full main- Amory Ross 04/03/2012 - 08:35
LOCATION: 200 miles N of Malaita, Solomon Islands
BOATSPEED: 14.3
WINDSPEED: 15.7
HEADING: 177-degrees
SAILS: Big jib,- Ian Walker ADOR 01/03/2012 - 14:28
We are now about halfway into our drag race across the trade winds and the wind has been starting to abate.
- Ian Walker ADOR 06/03/2012 - 16:22